From The Potentate and First Lady - May 2013

To the Nobles and Ladies of Hella Temple,

Our April 16th Stated Meeting was an open meeting and PP Larry Winkle was our speaker. His presentation was about the history and the future of the Shrine.
On April 27th the Divan again went to Crawford, Texas, for their annual outdoor Master Mason degree.

The setting for this event is unique and if you haven't been to an outdoor degree, I encourage you to attend one. In addition to our Stated Meeting on May 16th, the remainder of the month will be rather uneventful except for several parades. The Armed Forces Day parade in Dallas will be on Saturday the 18th, the Ennis
parade on Saturday the 25th and the Denison parade on Monday the 27th.

Since this is the last issue before the summer break there are several summer events that deserve our
attention as well.

June will be busy with the TSA conference in Wichita Falls from June 5th through 8th, and then the
101s Jalapeno Party on the 15th. Later in June is the Daughters of the Nile National Conference at the Gaylord Texan Hotel in Grapevine, Texas, from June 16th through 20th. To complete the month, June is Hella's 125th Anniversary Celebration coupled with the TSA awards appreciation on June 27th.

July will be relatively uneventful with only the Shriners Imperial Session in Indianapolis, Indiana from June 30th through July 4th and also the local Independence Day parades.

August events are also minimal with only the Texas Motor Patrol Obstacle Course in Waco from the 2nd through the 4th, and then the Blue Lodge Picnic at Hella on August 17th.

We wish all a pleasant and fun filled summer and we'll "get back to work" in September.

Remember to laugh a lot in 2013.

Morgan and Loretta